Best Universities for Entrepreneurship in the World

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Entrepreneurship. A graph of 4.57M citations received by 141K academic papers made by 992 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

2. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 9,567
Founded: 1977

3. Babson College

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,220

4. George Mason University

United States Flag

United States | Virginia

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

5. Harvard University

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Entrepreneurship

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

6. Stanford University

United States Flag

United States | California

For Entrepreneurship

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

7. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Entrepreneurship

#3 in Europe

Founded: 1917

8. New York University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Entrepreneurship

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

9. University of California - Berkeley

United States Flag

United States | California

For Entrepreneurship

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

10. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States Flag

United States | Indiana

For Entrepreneurship

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

11. University of Pennsylvania

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Entrepreneurship

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

12. University of Virginia

United States Flag

United States | Virginia

For Entrepreneurship

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

13. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Entrepreneurship

#4 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

14. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Entrepreneurship

#5 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 7,666

15. University of Maryland - College Park

United States Flag

United States | Maryland

For Entrepreneurship

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

16. Utrecht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Entrepreneurship

#6 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

17. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Entrepreneurship

#7 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

18. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Entrepreneurship

#8 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Enrollment: 30,926

19. Case Western Reserve University

United States Flag

United States | Ohio

For Entrepreneurship

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

20. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States Flag

United States | Minnesota

For Entrepreneurship

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

21. EMLYON Business School

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Entrepreneurship

#9 in Europe

#1 in France

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

22. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Entrepreneurship

#10 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

23. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Entrepreneurship

#11 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

24. Durham University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Entrepreneurship

#12 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

25. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

26. Syracuse University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Entrepreneurship

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $51,520

27. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Entrepreneurship

#13 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

28. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

29. Georgia State University

United States Flag

United States | Georgia

For Entrepreneurship

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

30. George Washington University

United States Flag

United States | District of Columbia

For Entrepreneurship

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

31. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Entrepreneurship

#14 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

32. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Entrepreneurship

#16 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

33. University of Warwick

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Entrepreneurship

#15 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

34. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Entrepreneurship

#16 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

35. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Entrepreneurship

#17 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

36. University of Tehran

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in Asia

#1 in Iran

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

37. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Entrepreneurship

#17 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

38. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Entrepreneurship

#18 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1964

39. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Entrepreneurship

#19 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

40. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | Georgia

For Entrepreneurship

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

41. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Entrepreneurship

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

42. Duke University

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Entrepreneurship

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

43. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Entrepreneurship

#20 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

44. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Entrepreneurship

#21 in Europe

#3 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

45. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Entrepreneurship

#21 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

46. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Entrepreneurship

#22 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

47. Texas Tech University

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Entrepreneurship

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

48. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

49. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Entrepreneurship

#23 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

50. Ohio State University

United States Flag

United States | Ohio

For Entrepreneurship

#24 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

51. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Entrepreneurship

#23 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

52. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Entrepreneurship

#25 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

53. Lund University

For Entrepreneurship

#24 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

54. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Entrepreneurship

#25 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

55. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Entrepreneurship

#26 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

56. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States Flag

United States | Wisconsin

For Entrepreneurship

#26 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

57. Lancaster University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Entrepreneurship

#27 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

58. Cornell University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Entrepreneurship

#27 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

59. Columbia University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Entrepreneurship

#28 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

60. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Entrepreneurship

#29 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,940

61. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Entrepreneurship

#30 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

62. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Entrepreneurship

#31 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

63. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Entrepreneurship

#28 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

64. Purdue University

United States Flag

United States | Indiana

For Entrepreneurship

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

65. University of California - Los Angeles

United States Flag

United States | California

For Entrepreneurship

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

66. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States Flag

United States | Michigan

For Entrepreneurship

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

67. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Entrepreneurship

#35 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

68. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Entrepreneurship

#29 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

69. Pennsylvania State University

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Entrepreneurship

#36 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

70. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Entrepreneurship

#30 in Europe

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

71. University of Washington - Seattle

United States Flag

United States | Washington

For Entrepreneurship

#37 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

72. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Entrepreneurship

#38 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

73. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Entrepreneurship

#3 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

74. Baylor University

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Entrepreneurship

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $49,727

75. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Germany | Thuringia

For Entrepreneurship

#31 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

76. London Business School

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Entrepreneurship

#32 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

77. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Entrepreneurship

#33 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

78. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Entrepreneurship

#34 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Founded: 1902

79. University of Chicago

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Entrepreneurship

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

80. Boston University

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Entrepreneurship

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

81. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Entrepreneurship

#35 in Europe

#4 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

82. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Entrepreneurship

#36 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

83. University of Groningen

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Groningen

For Entrepreneurship

#37 in Europe

#5 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

84. University of Sussex

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Entrepreneurship

#38 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

85. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Entrepreneurship

#39 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,440
Founded: 2010

86. Florida International University

United States Flag

United States | Florida

For Entrepreneurship

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

87. University of Castilla La Mancha

Spain | Ciudad Real

For Entrepreneurship

#40 in Europe

#4 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1982

88. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Entrepreneurship

#4 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1984

89. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Entrepreneurship

#41 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

90. Tilburg University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Entrepreneurship

#42 in Europe

#6 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 17,378
Founded: 1927

91. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Entrepreneurship

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

92. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Entrepreneurship

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

93. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Entrepreneurship

#43 in Europe

#5 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

94. Florida State University

United States Flag

United States | Florida

For Entrepreneurship

#44 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

95. University of Reading

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Entrepreneurship

#44 in Europe

#15 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1892

96. Ulster University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Entrepreneurship

#45 in Europe

#16 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1968

97. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Entrepreneurship

#5 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

98. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Entrepreneurship

#45 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

99. Maastricht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Entrepreneurship

#46 in Europe

#7 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

100. University of Colorado Boulder

United States Flag

United States | Colorado

For Entrepreneurship

#46 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%